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Author

Local Government Association of the Northern Territory

City

Darwin

Type

Report

Institution

Local Government Association of the Northern Territory

Description

The information presented in these guidelines aims to improve the delivery of waste management services for communities with less than 1,000 people. They are useful as an operational guide to be used on a daily basis as each remote community has its own needs and unique setting.

These guidelines are intended to provide support to community managers and technical service operators so that waste management in small and remote communities is safe for staff, the community and the environment. The focus of the guidelines include:

minimising the hazards associated with waste in small communities

working towards improved environmental management of waste

allowing communities to review their current situation and provide feedback on how to improve waste management in their community

providing guidance on the service delivery standards that communities should try to follow under their shire structure

While these guidelines have been developed for waste management services and landfill site management, they only provide broad advice and should not be considered as a technical manual, but rather as an operational guide to be used on a daily basis.